Yes: the Russians were using the Julian calendar, while the French had already switched to the Gregorian calendar (which everyone uses now). The Russians did not start using t…he Gregorian calendar until 1918 In 1812, there was an 11-day difference between the two calendars which explains the gap between August 26 and September 6. In Part Ten, Chapter XXVII, Tolstoy himself uses both calendars: he begins the chapter with "The whole of that day, the 25th of August, ..." and later quotes a note from Napoleon dated, "The imperial camp, near Mozhaisk, September 6, 1812."

To replace the Saka tropical solar calendar in 1998 and record important Sikh events, the Nanakshahi calendar was created by Pal Singh Purewal. The first month of this calenda…r is called Chet because that means March. March is said to be the beginning of the vernal equinox.

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